Dengue Fever and Symptoms

My eyes were hurting so bad I thought my eyeballs were gonna pop out. I blamed it all on spending too much time at the computer. An innocent visit to the General Hospital to get a course of antibiotics and the diagnosis of a sharp doctor who sent me for a blood test showed that I was a dengue suspect.

My blood count was 166. The normal range is between 150-400. I was asked to come back the next day for another blood test. The platelet was still low at 175. The headaches came on and off and hurt like crazy. Throb! Throb! Throb! Sometimes my brain felt like there were worms running through it. There was a point in time when my face was cold as ice. They say that’s what happens when your blood pressure plummets.

Platelet count was still low at 176 today. I’m on painkiller and magnesium trislicate to neutralize the acidity I think because I have gastric.

Tomorrow hopefully they can do the dengue syrology test to confirm if it is Dengue. Would you believe it? There is only one person in the whole of the General Hospital who can do the test and she was on course.

Already I feel like a junkie after all the blood tests! It aches where they poke the needle. I used to tolerate mosquito bites in my waking hours but now I'm paranoid!

I have been taking 100 Plus. I read that water melon juice is good. There must have been an increase in dengue cases in the Klang Valley because a water melon costs about RM3.50 a kg and one water melon usually weighs no less than 10 kg. How do buy?

I'm totally konked out. Cant do a thing!

According to the WHO, “dengue is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with any one of the four dengue viruses. It occurs in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. Symptoms appear 3—14 days after the infective bite. Dengue fever is a febrile illness that affects infants, young children and adults.”
“Symptoms range from a mild fever, to incapacitating high fever, with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, and rash. There are no specific antiviral medicines for dengue. It is important to maintain hydration.” That’s the reason for taking 100 Plus. By the way, you have to allow the gas to evaporate before drinking it.